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Urban Decay: Dangerous Palette Review & Swatches

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Hey everyone! Today I wanted to share with you my favorite of the three Urban Decay limited edition palettes. I already reviewed the Fun Palette and Feminine Palette, which have the same zip-around compact format, but the Dangerous Palette is the one that I think hits it out of the park.

This palette comes in a black vinyl case with a simple print on the front displaying the iconic Urban Decay dagger. It also has a black zipper as well, which adds to the overall gothic look. By first glance, this is the least interesting of the three palettes and it also holds dust and finger prints.

BUT, and this is a big but (and who doesn't like big butts?) it's what's on the inside that counts and when Urban Decay makes it count, boy do they make it count!

Gravity (purple) isn't the smoothest because of the micro-shimmers and Evidence (navy) needs to be built up to look spectacularly glowing, but wowee is this ever an awesome smokey palette! As you may remember, Loaded was in my "build your own palette" for Urban Decay (check that out plus my visit to Urban Decay HQ here) and if I had 7 spots I could fill, the 7th would have gone to Mushroom. Evidence, Deeper and Ace you may remember from the much-beloved 15th Anniversary Palette (my review) from last year.

There's no highlight shade included like the other sets, but this is definitely a palette that I would add to my travel makeup bag in a heartbeat!

Here is a swatch of the Lip Junkie lipglosses from the three palettes:

Naked Lip Junkie (far right) is a rosy-pink shimmer gloss and is the same gloss you get with the Naked 2 palette (my review). Again, it's not anything Earth-shattering but on me it's a MLBB or "my lips but better" color that can be worn everyday. The color is universally flattering and I've found the mini tube to be great for throwing in those tiny cross-body bags since it does't take up much space and matches everything.

Lip Junkies in general have an emollient, medium-sticky formula with a strong minty scent and cooling sensation. If interested you can purchase the full-sized Lip Junkie lipglosses here for $19.

If you are in the market for a compact smokey palette, this definitely comes with a high recommendation. I could see myself creating a variety of smokey eye looks just with this palette alone! The Dangerous Palette is available now for $36 at Sephora, Ulta, and beauty.com.

Readers, will you be picking up this palette? What do you think of Urban Decay eyeshadows? Let me know in the comments!Disclaimer: This post contains product provided by the company's PR for consideration. For more information please see my review policy.

can you do a tutorial using Deep End from the fun palette? I miss your non neutral tutorials like the ones with yellow, orange, blue, and green. I love how they're not your everyday colors but you make it so that they're very wearable!

If I were going to splurge on a new palette, I would have definitely picked this one out of the three. I love the color combos from this palette the best! I love UD's eyeshadows! I love the texture and the vibrant color options they have. UD is one of my fave go to brands for eyeshadow but it is definitely not too friendly on my wallet so when I do get UD eyeshadows it's a treat. ^____^

UD is definitely medium-high on the pricey list, but I think this on top of the original Naked palette are a great set for a variety of everyday and smokey eye looks. I love getting "treats" and loving them until they hit pan! Feels rewarding somehow. :)

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